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DIY: Mini MAME Cabinet

Frank — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:47:14 +0000

We have showed you in the past how you can build your own MAME arcade cabinet, but if you are lacking space for a monster arcade machine this mini MAME cabinet would be perfect for you.

Modder Ed had an old netbook lying around and decided to slap this together as a Christmas gift for some family members. Using an Asus eeepc 901, some Happ Controls buttons and a joystick, and an iPac 2 Player controller Ed drafted up some plans and started cutting.

The mini cab runs Maximus Arcade which an awesome front-end for multiple game emulators, not just MAME. It makes running a cab a snap; it installs on Windows and does everything for you including auto starting and hiding the Windows interface.

Check out the video of the mini MAME cabinet in action. I don’t have the space for a full size cab in my house with all the kids toys but I defiantly have space for this.

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Asus Keyboard PC

Frank — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:14:53 +0000

The long awaited modern day Commodore 64 look-a-like is delayed once again. The Asus Eee Keyboard PC is a self contained pc inside of a keyboard. Remember the old Commodore 64, 128 and Amiga 500? Well this is essentially that with modern day hardware and options.

One of the reasons Asus held back the release of the Eee Keyboard PC was to further develop it with 720p/1080p HD output. This cool gadget will turn out to be the perfect Home Theater PC. I only hope you can cram a pci card in there so you can add your own DVB-T or DVB-S video capture card.

With still no official announcement as to when you will be able to pick up your very own Eee Keyboard PC here at the very least is a taste of the unit in action.

Asus Keyboard PC originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2009/10/22. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Leopard On The EEEPC

Frank — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:41:54 +0000

I have written a lot about the Asus EEEPC. We even covered that crazy dude who put every possible hardware mod into the thing. Iâ€™ve had various flavours of Linux running, Windows, and yes ever Leopard (with a little hackintosh love).

When I decided to give Leopard a whirl on my tiny machine I followed Dan from Uneasy Silenceâ€™s guide on slapping Leopard on it. If you arenâ€™t a Mac lover he also has a guide on running Vista (although I can never figure out why you would want to) on your tiny device.

â€œSo, ever since I got the eeePC I’ve loved how easy it is to tinker with. Since I’m not a Linux guy, I dumped the Xandros preload and opted for Windows XP so I could you my EVDO USB datacard and blogging software easier, but I wondered could I install OSX on it? And, after trial and error – you can!â€

Link to loading Leopard
Link to loading Vista

Leopard On The EEEPC originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/01/22. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Worlds Smallest Bluetooth Adapter

Frank — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:37:18 +0000

This thing is tiny, I mean super small tiny. How tiny is it you ask? So tiny that when you plug it into a usb port it just looks like a cover for the port.

Brandoâ€™s miniature Bluetooth adapter that works with Windows ME right through to Vista as well as all flavours of OS X. The unit supports A2DP as well as all the standard Bluetooth goodness like PAN, up to 7 device support, and is good for about 33 feet of range.

This is the perfect addition to anyone who wants to add bluetooth support to their Asus EEEPC. If you are afraid of cracking open your EEEPC and adding an internal bluetooth adapter just pop this puppy in and youâ€™ll get all the bluetooth goodness and still maintain that sleek ultra portable style.

The adapter goes for about $24 and can be picked up through Brando

Worlds Smallest Bluetooth Adapter originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/01/21. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Android Hacked To Run On Actual Hardware

Frank — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:45:56 +0000

Some crafty hackers have successfully gotten Google’s java based Android software stack to run on actual hardware. The first hardware platform to run the Android stack seems to have been the Atmark-Techno’s Armadillo-500, which is a development board based on Freescales’ i.MX31L mobile applications processor.

Next, getting Anroid running on my ASUS EEEPC. How cool would that be.

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WoW on the EEEPC

Frank — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:27:29 +0000

All of my co-workers can tell you about how much I love my Asus EEEPC. It’s the perfect little machine to carry around when you need to do some blogging and surfing. You can imagine how shocked I was to find out that I can also play WoW on it while I’m on the road (like that’s what I needed, more of a distraction).

The cool kiddies at the eeeusers.com forums have posted a thread with games that will run on the EEEPC. It’s actually quite a surprising list, not only can you get your WoW on but you can lay some smack down in Half Life and Quake. For a complete list of tested games head on over to their forums

WoW on the EEEPC originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/01/03. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.